long time; long interval; for quite some time
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to be widely recognized; to be famous
tune (melody, piece of music)
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
probe each other; sound each other out
to get out of shape; to lose shape
blending ratio; combination ratio
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
flare skirt; flared skirt
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to tear off; to strip; to rob
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
object of romantic interest
trap door; removable floor boards
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to trample; to crush underfoot
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare